Mishkāt al-Anwār

Chapter 7 - On Noble Characteristics

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Good Temper 9 Trustworthiness (Amanah) 4 Truthfulness 3 Certainty (Yaqin) 3 Generosity 2 Patience 2 Neighbors 2 Asceticism 2 Ghayrah 1 Anger 1 Forgiveness 1 Justice 1 Intellect/Reason 1 Relatives/Kinship 1 Modesty 1 Brotherhood 1 The Poor and Needy 1 Imam Ali 1 Ahl al-Bayt 1 Silence 1 Prophet Muhammad 1 Trust in God 1 Wisdom 1 Greed/Stinginess 1 Despair/Hopelessness 1

In this chapter filtered by Certainty (Yaqin)

hadith 1424
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty has granted the noblest characteristics to the Prophets. Whoever possesses these characteristics should realize that God has wished him well, and whoever does not possess these characteristics should pray to God and ask Him to be granted these characteristics. These characteristics are certitude, contentment, perseverance, gratitude, patience, being good-tempered, generosity, zeal, brevity, manliness, goodness and trustworthiness.”
وعنه (عليه السلام) أيضا قال
إن الله تبارك وتعالى خص الأنبياء - صلوات الله عليهم - بمكارم الأخلاق، فمن كانت فيه فليعلم أنه من خير أراده الله به، ومن لم تكن فيه فليتضرع إلى الله عز وجل وليسأله إياها، ثم عدها وقال: اليقين والقناعة والصبر والشكر والحلم وحسن الخلق والسخاء والغيرة والشجاعة والمروءة والبر وأداء الأمانة.
Tags Good TemperCertainty (Yaqin)PatienceTrustworthiness (Amanah)
hadith 1426
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty has partitioned Islam into seven parts. These are goodness, honesty, certitude, contentment (with divine destiny), loyalty, knowledge and patience. Then he has distributed these among the people. Whoever possesses all seven has perfect faith and is strong. He gave some people just one, some just two, some just three, some just four, some just five, some just six, and some all seven of these.” Then he added: “Therefore you should not expect one who has only been given one or two parts of the faith to be responsible for more, since he cannot bear more, and so on.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
إن الله تبارك وتعالى وضع الإسلام على سبعة أسهم: على البر، والصدق، واليقين، والرضا، والوفاء، والعلم، والحلم، ثم قسم ذلك بين الناس، فمن جعل فيه هذه السبعة الأسهم فهو كامل الإيمان محتمل، وقسم لبعض الناس السهم الواحد ولبعض السهمين ولبعض الثلاثة الأسهم، حتى انتهى إلى سبعة. ثم قال: فلا تحملوا على صاحب السهم سهمين ولا على صاحب السهمين ثلاثة أسهم فتبهظوهم، ثم قال: كذلك حتى انتهى إلى سبعة.
Tags Good TemperTruthfulnessCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 1432
In Al-Mahasin it is narrated that Muhammad ibn Khalid al- Barqi narrated on the authority of the Prophet (a.s) that Gabriel descended to the Prophet of God (a.s) and said he had come to award him a gift which had never been granted to anyone else before. God's Prophet (a.s) said
“What is it?” He said: “Perseverance.” The Prophet (a.s) asked: “What is better than perseverance.” He said: “Contentment.” The Prophet (a.s) asked: “What is better than contentment?” He said: “Sincerity.” The Prophet (a.s) asked: “What is better than sincerity.” He said: “Abstinence.” The Prophet (a.s) asked: “What is better than abstinence?” He said: “Certitude.” The Prophet (a.s) asked: “What is better than certitude.” He said: “O' Prophet of God! The way to get to all of the above is reliance on God.” The Prophet (a.s) asked: “O' Gabriel! What does reliance on God mean?” Gabriel said: “It means that you know creatures can neither harm nor benefit you, and get to used to having any hopes in the people. When you are this way, you will only rely on God, and will only have hopes in or fear from God. You will never expect anything from anyone but God. This is the meaning of reliance on God.” The prophet (a.s) said: “O' Gabriel! What does perseverance mean?” He said: “Being patient during times of hardship as you are during times of self-sufficiency. Being patient during times of calamities as you are during times of health, and not complaining to God when calamities descend down upon you. The Prophet (a.s) asked: “What does contentment mean?” He said: “A content person does not get angry with his master whether or not he gets access to worldly goods, and is not pleased with his own minimal efforts.” The Prophet (a.s) asked: “O' Gabriel! What does abstinence mean?” He said: “Abstinence means: “Liking what your Creator likes, and hating what your Creator hates; staying away from the legitimate things in this world, and totally forgetting about what is forbidden. This is because there is a reckoning for what is made legitimate, and there is punishment for what is forbidden. Abstinence means being kind to all Muslims just as you are with yourself. Abstinence means not overeating just as you stay away from a stinking corpse. Abstinence means staying away from the adornments of this world just as you stay away from an all- encompassing fire. Abstinence means not having high hopes just as if you are about to die.” The Prophet (a.s) asked: “O' Gabriel! What does sincerity mean?” He said: “One who is sincere will not ask for anything from the people and he struggles to obtain it himself, and is content with it once he obtains it. He will give what is left over with him in charity for the sake of God, since whoever does not ask any creatures for anything has indeed confessed his servitude to God. God will be pleased with whoever is pleased with what he obtains. Whoever gives charity for God's pleasure has indeed reached the level of trust in his Lord.” The Prophet (a.s) asked: “O' Gabriel! What does certitude mean?” He said: “Whoever has attained certitude performs his deeds for the sake of God just as if he sees God. Even though he cannot see God he knows that God witnesses whatever he does. He is certain that he will suffer as much sorrow and experience as much happiness as he is destined to. He is certain that he will not obtain what is not destined for him. These are all branches of reliance on God, and the steps to abstinence.”
محاسن الأخلاق: عن محمد بن خالد البرقي في حديث مرفوع إلى النبي: (صلى الله عليه وآله) قال
جبرئيل إلى النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله): فقال: يا رسول الله، إن الله أرسلني إليك بهدية لم يعطها أحدا قبلك، قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): فقلت: وما هي؟ قال: الصبر وأحسن منه، قلت: وما هو؟ قال: القناعة وأحسن منها، قلت: وما هو؟ قال: الرضا وأحسن منه، قلت: وما هو؟ قال: الزهد وأحسن منه، قلت: وما هو؟ قال: الإخلاص وأحسن منه، قلت: وما هو؟ قال: اليقين وأحسن منه، قلت: وما هو؟ قال: يا رسول الله، إن مدرجة ذلك كله التوكل على الله. قلت: يا جبرئيل، وما تفسير التوكل على الله؟ فقال: العلم بأن المخلوق لا يضر ولا ينفع ولا يعطي ولا يمنع، واستعمال اليأس من الخلق، فإذا كان العبد كذلك لم يعمل لأحد سوى الله، ولم يرج ولم يخف سوى الله، ولم يطمع في أحد سوى الله، فهذا هو التوكل. قال: قلت: يا جبرئيل، ما تفسير الصبر؟ قال: يصبر على الضراء كما يصبر على السراء، وفي الفاقة كما يصبر في الغنى، وفي البلاء كما يصبر في العافية، ولا يشكو خالقه عند المخلوق بما يصيبه من البلاء. قلت: فما تفسير القناعة؟ قال: يقنع بما يصيب من الدنيا، يقنع بالقليل ويشكر الكثير. قلت: فما تفسير الرضا؟ قال: الراضي لا يسخط على سيده أصاب من الدنيا أو لم يصب، ولا يرضى من نفسه باليسير من العمل. قلت: يا جبرئيل، ما تفسير الزهد؟ فقال: الزاهد يحب من يحب خالقه ويبغض من يبغض خالقه، ويتحرج من حلال الدنيا ولا يلتفت إلى حرامها، فإن حلالها حساب وحرامها عقاب، ويرحم جميع المسلمين كما يرحم نفسه، ويتحرج من كثرة الأكل كما يتحرج من الميتة التي اشتد نتنها، ويتحرج من حطام الدنيا وزينتها كما يجتنب النار أن يغشاها، وأن يقصر أمله وكأن بين عينيه أجله. قلت: يا جبرئيل، فما تفسير الإخلاص؟ قال: المخلص الذي لا يسأل الناس شيئا حتى يجد وإذا وجد رضي، وإذا بقي عنده شئ أعطاه في الله، فإن من لم يسأل المخلوق فقد أقر لله بالعبودية، وإذا وجد فرضي فهو عن الله راض والله تبارك وتعالى عنه راض، وإذا أعطى لله فهو في حد الثقة بربه. قلت: فما تفسير اليقين؟ قال: الموقن يعمل لله كأنه يراه وإن لم يكن يرى الله فالله يراه، وأن يعلم يقينا أن ما أصابه لم يكن ليخطئه وما أخطأه لم يكن ليصيبه، وهذا كله أغصان التوكل ومدرجة الزهد.
Tags Certainty (Yaqin)Trust in GodAsceticism